At Avondale Wine Estate, we raise a glass to the incredible power of water! After the extensive storms that have hit the Cape Winelands, our dams are all full. Join us as we dive into the essential role that water plays in creating our wines and maintaining the...
The JHP Gourmet Guide recently announced the 2020 plated restaurants and awarded chefs at an event held at the new KitchenAid Africa venue in Cape Town. In South Africa, restaurants aim for one, two or three plates. The plate rating – which equates to global standards...
“I don’t believe wine could be made much more naturally than this,” says Johnathan Grieve, proprietor of Avondale Estate, which has released the maiden vintage of its landmark Qvevri Red Blend and Qvevri Chenin Blanc, the first South African wines to be vinified,...
Avondale, the pioneering estate in the Paarl winelands, is showcasing the ageing potential of biodynamic and organic wines with the limited-release of its Avondale Samsara 2009 ‘Decade Edition’. “South African wines as a whole, and specifically organic wines, are...
Long respected for its dedication to organic and biodynamic winemaking, the latest releases from family-owned Avondale Estate outside Paarl show the importance of the simplest ingredient of all: time. “We truly believe in the value of authentic slow winemaking, it’s a...